St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-11
SUPERIOR TtSFEED.
Douglas COWsty Heartily Approves
Oh the y nominations Of Dr. samuel
johnson and James fsardon for


Johnson and James Bardon for
Congress.
Special to the Globe.
SUPERIOR, Wis, Jan. 1O.-The action
of the Democratic convention at Eau Claire
in nominating James Bardon, of Superior.
for the short term, and DR.. Samuel John
son, of Hudson, for the long term in cou-
gress from this district meets with warm
approval i'll Superior and in all parts OF
Douglas county, not only among all Demo-
Gratis, but among quite a number of Repub-
licans. 1t is thought that Dr. johnson,
through his wide acquaintance with the
employees of the Omaha company
and the others along the Omaha line,
he being the surgeon of the company, to-
gether with his well known ability and his
war record, will poll 8 very large vote. with
many chances in favor of his election. This
IS the first time III history that any political
party has accorded to Douglas county
candidate for congress. and the people feel
so well pleased that it would not be sur
prislng if MI Bardon should receive nearly
a unanimous vote here. Mr.. James Bardon
has resided in Superior thirty years, coming
here with his parents in 1851 at the aye Of
II. His experience has been that of most
pioneers. He worked many years at hard
labor, clearing land. building roads. chop
ping cordwOod, getting out ties, mining,
surveying. etc, etc. For the past fifteen
or eighteen years his principal business
has been that Of real estate dealer,
but at intervals during that time
he has managed to teach school year. run
a newspaper the Superior Times, five years,
and hold the offices of clerk of the circuit
court, county treasurer. town clerk and
al ~ Irno m of hn fONU and ,t1-h
In 1880, at meeting of Superior property
owners in New York he was selected as one
OF three trustees through whom title to one
third OF Superior was passed,to the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, as a bonus to
that road for bringing its line into the town.
Mr.. Bard0n is now school director president
OF the Old Settlers association at the head
OF Lake Superior (Which includes the old
settlers of Duluth as we'll as SUPERIOR, and
president of the Bank of Superior. He is
the largest resident owner of real estate,
and pays the heaviest tax OF any man in Su-
peror. Mr. Bardon is a married man, and
lives in new and elegant residence fin
ished by him last year. His father Hon.
Richard BardOn, is county judge of Douglas
county; his younger brother, John a. Bar
don. is postmaster of Superior. and another
brother, Thomas Bardon. is a leading bust
ness man of Ashland. For several wears
past Jim" as nearly every one here IA
miliarly calls him, has spent more or less
. time before congress and the state legisa-
ture as the special representative of
the interests OF this section, so
that if elected he will not feel
altogether strange i'll legislative halls.
The Democrats should support him be-
cause he is and always has been thorough
and consistent Democrat; the Republicans
should support him because he would
prove an able and popular representative;
and the Knights of Labor because he is
workingman in every sense of the word.
The election takes place on Tuesday, the
18th inst, and the result is awaited here
with great interest